ok gaming nerds..suggest a pc..has to be a dell

[toolman]

My box is on it's last leg...but has served me very well for 11 years. I'm not a total idiot about computers, but I'm not sure about every friggen thing on these anymore.

I have no use for HD, or to be part of a entertainment ensemble...but 5 years from now that might be the norm so I don't rule it out either.

I had a Nvidia video card originally...but couple years ago it puked and now I have a ATI Radeon...I have liked the driver support for the Radeon a hell of a lot more than Nvidia.

I created this:

Software & Services
PROCESSOR & GRAPHICS CARD AMD Phenom™ II X6 1035T + ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 Year Basic Service Plan edit
Service blurb goes here.
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs edit
MONITOR 24.0" Dell ST2410 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable edit
HARD DRIVE 1.5TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 1.56MB Cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drive: Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD write capability)+16X DVD+/-RW edit
SPEAKERS Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors edit
KEYBOARD Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard edit
MOUSE Dell Studio Optical Mouse edit
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
My Accessories
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months edit
STORAGE BACKUP Western Digital 320GB My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive edit
GAMING ACCESSORIES Logitech Force 3D Pro edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Studio XPS 7100 Studio XPS 7100 Minitower
Network Card Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Adobe Software Adobe® Reader 9.0


and a few other things like software for about 1700.00

Here is a link to the box it's gonna be put in..http://www.dell.com/content/products/pr ... &~lt=popup

I know I could probably save a few hundred bucks if I were to have someone build it...but I have credit with Dell... and to be quite honest this has been a great computer over all.

I plan to hopefully play this game with less lag, return to TS...and plan to get the new battlefield. This is also our main computer so I will need it for porn and taxes.

Any suggestions on things I might not need, or things I will want to be better now because 5 years from now I will need alot of it?

I'm not real smart on how many core things I might want in 2016, or what a DDR is ..and I have no idea what DIMM is??? I mean cmon...what is all this crap anymore. :ugeek:

Anyway there is my approx budget..if you have a suggestion for better build then please post up a link or something from dell and I will check it out. just remember I want a big ass monitor and need some software so keep build in the 1200.00 range so I can add my stuff and still be within a reasonable amount.

Thanks in advance.

[toolman]

UPDATE ATI external event utility EXE module has encountered a problem and needs to close...

maybe that's why the game has not worked since I made original post...

was just about to do a total disc re-install hopefully before bocage day2... rotation currently on canal...guess I'm fawked.

sigh.

[toolman]

UPDATE

disc re-install is good....need to update PB.....on docks now lol...

[Swanny-CG]

I just pooped a few painkillers.

Next time try putting them in your mouth.

Good luck with the tooth, by the way.

Tim, I've had good luck with the Dell Outlet (some refurbs but mostly canceled orders or scratch n' dent). The price is right. Two downsides - you can't customize and stuff only stays in your cart for 15 minutes due to the high rate of turnover.

http://www.dell.com/outlet

You can go here, change the memory to 8 GB and the video to 1024 and see what they have:
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale ... l=en&s=dfh

It changes a LOT so you might see exactly what you want tomorrowor in 20 minutes, it just depends. Note - these do NOT come with monitors.

Anyway, there you go.

[Rally Monkey]

http://www.dell.com/outlet

You can go here, change the memory to 8 GB and the video to 1024 and see what they have:
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale ... l=en&s=dfh

Good post Swanny I like what I see. Since I just got a gigantic monitor and my pc is on it's last legs I am thinking of upgrading in 4 - 6 months or so. I have added this link to my bookmarks. Thanks

[Swanny-CG]

The past few days has been hell. I don't care what anyone says, a tooth ache sucks.

Tooth aches, earaches, headaches, and some back aches - all stuff you can't get away from. Get that taken care of, at least it's one that you CAN get taken care of.

Tom Hanks used an ice skate and a rock in Castaway. That's what a real man would do.

Seriously, I hope it feels better soon.

[Payne N. Daiz]

If you want retail Dell, I think I would go with this one for the Intel processor. Note that they are listing a 20% off coupon and a free shipping coupon. They should work on the build you have listed too.

If it were my money, I'd upgrade the graphics card to the 5870. If not that one at least the 5770. I'd also spend the extra money for the U2410 monitor. It's awesome...and pricey. If image quality isn't important to you though, skip it. Lot's of reviews around if you are interested.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread ... &t=2078086

[Lethal]

How about a Gateway FX series?

[Nightstalker]

I think someone missed the "has to be a dell" part ^^^^^

[toolman]

Thanks for all the input thus far...that is a great option Swanny that I didn't even know existed.

I prefer to have a Intel vs the AMD so I might just shop and wait...I probably won't actually pull the trigger on a puter til the end of summer but at least now I have a better idea of what and where.

as long as I can run DC and not struggle running the the New Battlefield than I will be happy.

Now to see if I can get my sound working again....DC is almost impossible to play without sound.

[Specialist]

I'll sell you my netbook Tim

[Kamalla]

Nooooooo....

Don't listen to Spec, he still plays PONG and worships his ATARI.

Blip, Blop, Bling...

Where are you my AZ lad?

Dara

[Specialist]

Nooooooo....

Don't listen to Spec, he still plays PONG and worships his ATARI.

Blip, Blop, Bling...

Where are you my AZ lad?

Dara

Been busy, but expect my return shortly.

[Payne N. Daiz]

Thanks for all the input thus far...that is a great option Swanny that I didn't even know existed.

I prefer to have a Intel vs the AMD so I might just shop and wait...I probably won't actually pull the trigger on a puter til the end of summer but at least now I have a better idea of what and where.

as long as I can run DC and not struggle running the the New Battlefield than I will be happy.

Now to see if I can get my sound working again....DC is almost impossible to play without sound.

New 20% coupon at Dell Outlet...

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread ... &t=2214780

[AilasiV]

Well as for Dell not a fan so yes I know you are looking for Dell posts but for comparison here is a machine I wouldn't mind getting my hands on right now the price is the only thing stopping me

customized Mach V system configuration.


System Details

Chassis
ICON Exotix - Rain
Side Panel
Windowed & Blue Lighting
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
Rampage III Extreme
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
Processor Overclock
Memory
24GB (6x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3
Video Card
GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Video Card 2
GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)
Video Card 3
GeForce GTX 480 (1536MB)

Monitor
3x 23" 1920x1080 & 3D Vision Kit
Sound Card
X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champion
Speakers
Logitech Z-523 2.1 40 Watt
Networking
Extreme N USB

RAID Controller
9260-8i & 8x 256GB SSD
Hard Drive
256GB - SSD - 6GB/S
Hard Drive 2
256GB - SSD - 6GB/s
Hard Drive 3
256GB - SSD - 6GB/s
Hard Drive 4
256GB - SSD - 6GB/s
Optical Drive
10x Blu-Ray Writer
Optical Drive 2
10x Blu-Ray Writer

Media Reader
Internal Media Reader
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate
Warranty
3 Year Warranty - Parts and Service
Expedited Service
Expedited Service

Shipping options

UPS Ground : $229.60
UPS 2-Day : $477.40
UPS Overnight : $739.20
USPS (APO Only) : $700.00

Total System Price: $19179.77